Comments on: Results: My 7 Day Self-Discipline Challenge http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/ Personal Development Blog to Plug You Into Your Identity Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Why Last Month Was The Most Productive Of My Life http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5293 Why Last Month Was The Most Productive Of My Life Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:51:58 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-5293 [...] Then, quite gradually, my work rate started decreasing again. I was spending more time chatting to friends online, browsing Facebook, watching TV, and other rarely useful activities. It was probably this slump which prompted me to try out my 7 day self-discipline challenge. [...] [...] Then, quite gradually, my work rate started decreasing again. I was spending more time chatting to friends online, browsing Facebook, watching TV, and other rarely useful activities. It was probably this slump which prompted me to try out my 7 day self-discipline challenge. [...]

]]> By: zcserei http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 zcserei Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:22:03 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4917 Wow, congratulations! I also have a self-discipline problem, in my case it's related to money: I spend too easily. I might also go and run such a challenge: don't buy useless crap for ten days, hm :) Congratulations again :) Wow, congratulations! I also have a self-discipline problem, in my case it’s related to money: I spend too easily. I might also go and run such a challenge: don’t buy useless crap for ten days, hm :)

Congratulations again :)

]]> By: Mike Li http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4810 Mike Li Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:31:13 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4810 I give you mad props for that challange. have that much self discipline is just out of this world...awesome stuff... I;ve been pondering alot on the though of having the burning desire to leave the rat race. IT almost like something invincible holding me back and IDK what it is. It gets so pent up in frustration that sometimes I litterally just want to walk about of the office and never come back. But if I did that, in this current sitation, id be homeless.... Awesome post I give you mad props for that challange. have that much self discipline is just out of this world…awesome stuff… I;ve been pondering alot on the though of having the burning desire to leave the rat race. IT almost like something invincible holding me back and IDK what it is. It gets so pent up in frustration that sometimes I litterally just want to walk about of the office and never come back. But if I did that, in this current sitation, id be homeless…. Awesome post

]]> By: Yuro http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4733 Yuro Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:32:18 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4733 I tried this kind of method which I have failed 100 times. I always fail when wanted to stop playing video games, Video games to me is a habit and changing habit is not that easy. Probably I don't have enough burning desire like you had... I tried this kind of method which I have failed 100 times. I always fail when wanted to stop playing video games, Video games to me is a habit and changing habit is not that easy.

Probably I don’t have enough burning desire like you had…

]]> By: Annaly http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4728 Annaly Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:18:39 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4728 I like the way you went about removing obstacles to your goal. Good work! I like the way you went about removing obstacles to your goal. Good work!

]]> By: alex - unleash reality http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4726 alex - unleash reality Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:58:23 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4726 agwgh wrote long comment as i read it but ran outta battery so i'll just mention the bits that stuck out... really agree that it's only hard when you're free. so true. didn't think of it like that before but it's SO on point. good idea to keep yourself busy, to distract yourself because i find that trying to stop that just makes you focus on something else that distracts you. like stop email, you check your phone, stop phone you watch movie, stop movie you stumble etc. interestingly though i find the opposite is true. it's hard when you're super busy too. example: when i'm studying something really hard or i can't get an example to work, i'll get up and go make some coffee or something to kinda run away from the problem. solution to that in my experience is just barrel through. catch yourself doing it. aware of it and sit back down. think number 2 was magic too. good ol "do i really want this" really works. think and grow rich is the golden diamond. rishan's read it like 6 times - his fb status was something like "hitting the beach to read think and grow rich" lol :) awesome stuffs congrats on hitting 3000 subscribers and on owning the google vip :) all the best ali agwgh wrote long comment as i read it but ran outta battery so i’ll just mention the bits that stuck out…

really agree that it’s only hard when you’re free. so true. didn’t think of it like that before but it’s SO on point. good idea to keep yourself busy, to distract yourself because i find that trying to stop that just makes you focus on something else that distracts you. like stop email, you check your phone, stop phone you watch movie, stop movie you stumble etc.

interestingly though i find the opposite is true. it’s hard when you’re super busy too. example: when i’m studying something really hard or i can’t get an example to work, i’ll get up and go make some coffee or something to kinda run away from the problem. solution to that in my experience is just barrel through. catch yourself doing it. aware of it and sit back down.

think number 2 was magic too. good ol “do i really want this” really works. think and grow rich is the golden diamond. rishan’s read it like 6 times – his fb status was something like “hitting the beach to read think and grow rich” lol :)

awesome stuffs

congrats on hitting 3000 subscribers and on owning the google vip :)

all the best
ali

]]> By: Glen http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Glen Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:52:19 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4724 Hey Renato, Thanks for coming over to the site, and I'm glad you can relate to what I put out there. That is a great idea regarding TV usage, making it much harder for you to give in to your 'cravings'. Enjoy your mom's place ;) Hey Renato,

Thanks for coming over to the site, and I’m glad you can relate to what I put out there. That is a great idea regarding TV usage, making it much harder for you to give in to your ‘cravings’.

Enjoy your mom’s place ;)

]]> By: Renato Vargas http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4719 Renato Vargas Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:14:16 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4719 Hello. This is the first time I visit your blog (I think; at least it's the first time that it had an impact on me). I was drawn here by the blog post you wrote for Write to Done. First of all, let me tell you that I really dig your writing style. I've been checking out your posts, and I was left with a peaceful encouraging feeling. So, thanks for that. As for this one, I can definitely relate to your challenge. For me, the most destructive of all the things that make me procrastinate has been the TV. I've seriously lost years of my life to it. A lot of personal projects have stagnated because of it, so recently I took my TV to my mother's house and set it up on her guest room, where I stay when I stay there for a visit. I had tried unplugging it and covering it when it was still here, but on days where I was tired and wanted to disconnect, I'd plug it back in. Of course, for the next day, it was already setup. Since it's at my mother's, I've been able to read more (actual books which I hadn't done in years) and for the first time, started to get serious about a hobby I been neglecting for the past couple of years. Oh, and now I have an excuse to visit my mother, heheh. Great job. Have a successful day! Hello. This is the first time I visit your blog (I think; at least it’s the first time that it had an impact on me). I was drawn here by the blog post you wrote for Write to Done. First of all, let me tell you that I really dig your writing style. I’ve been checking out your posts, and I was left with a peaceful encouraging feeling. So, thanks for that. As for this one, I can definitely relate to your challenge. For me, the most destructive of all the things that make me procrastinate has been the TV. I’ve seriously lost years of my life to it. A lot of personal projects have stagnated because of it, so recently I took my TV to my mother’s house and set it up on her guest room, where I stay when I stay there for a visit. I had tried unplugging it and covering it when it was still here, but on days where I was tired and wanted to disconnect, I’d plug it back in. Of course, for the next day, it was already setup. Since it’s at my mother’s, I’ve been able to read more (actual books which I hadn’t done in years) and for the first time, started to get serious about a hobby I been neglecting for the past couple of years.

Oh, and now I have an excuse to visit my mother, heheh. Great job. Have a successful day!

]]> By: Bud Hennekes http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4713 Bud Hennekes Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:27:18 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4713 And I don't even have to worry about checking Twitter cause China blocked it. =O And I don’t even have to worry about checking Twitter cause China blocked it. =O

]]> By: Bud Hennekes http://www.pluginid.com/self-discipline-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-4712 Bud Hennekes Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:26:43 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=2057#comment-4712 Nice picture from Shanghai by the way! :) Nice picture from Shanghai by the way! :)

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